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At the end of February, Tesla made a major decision to close stores around the world to sell cars online to reduce costs, while Tesla cut the price of all his models. Tesla has closed its first 29 stores in the United States and Canada, but now it is reported that Tesla will temporarily freeze store closures and layoffs, extend the transition period and cut workers' wages and commissions, US auto news website Electrek reported.

Sources told Electrek that many employees were leaving because of the big pay cut, while employees told Electrek that they suspected Tesla was extending the transition period and cutting their salaries in order to kick them out so they didn't have to pay severance pay.

It will take "several months" for Tesla to transfer most of his sales online, Musk wrote in a blog post. Musk also said in a statement to employees that a review of the retail and marketing departments would take several weeks.

As its second largest market, Tesla will also close stores in China. According to the International Finance News on March 7, Tesla will cancel all first-line sales commissions in China from the second quarter, retaining only the basic salary. However, it is possible to restore some of the commission in the future, while offline stores will be gradually closed.

In this regard, Tesla customer service staff responded that the follow-up may cancel offline sales links, retain some stores as showrooms, customers can place orders online to buy cars. As for the "cancellation of sales commission", Tesla sales staff said that there is no exact information.

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